Law 8

intuition (n)

the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning

Can you recall a time you had a strong gut feeling about someone or something? Did you listen to this feeling or go with a more rational decision? What was the result?

the principles of leadership are constant

the application is always changing

LEADERSHIP INTUITION: the ability of a leader to

read what is going on

LEADERS

are

READERS:

of their situation

of trends

of their resources

of people

of themselves

seeing connections

realizing the right answer

resonating with people

Law 8

INTUITION

The Law of

Do I have intuition? How do I know?

Sources

Maxwell, John C. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You. Thomas Nelson.

Mysoor, Alexandra. “The Science Behind Intuition And How You Can Use It To Get Ahead At Work.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 6 Feb. 2017, www.forbes.com/sites/alexandramysoor/2017/02/02/the-science-behind-intuition-and-how-you-can-use-it-to-get-ahead-at-work/2/#3ccd363421ff.

Rankin, Dr. Lissa. “18 Ways To Strengthen Your Intuition.” Mindbodygreen, 4 Mar. 2015, www.mindbodygreen.com/0-17693/18-ways-to-strengthen-your-intuition.html.

Everyone has intuition

but not everyone is

in tune with it

sixth sense

instinct

What are your STRENGTHS?

Ways to Strengthen Your Intuition

gut feeling

"How do you know that?

"I don't know...I just do..."

• avoid micro-managing
• pay attention to your dreams
• pay attention to energy

• pay attention to your five senses
• meditate
• get creative

comes naturally

... hippy dippy?

The Science Behind Intuition

Our brain consists of 2 operating systems

System 1: quick, instinctual, subconscious

System 2: slower, analytical, conscious

Are there circumstances when you think intuition

should take a backseat to reason?

why trust intuition?

System 1 knows the right answer

before System 2 does

aha! moments

Male brain

His Intuition vs. Her Intuition

FEEL vs. THINK

• abstract
• task-orientated
• logical, rational decision making
• visual-spatial and geographic memory

Female brain

• bigger picture, holistic thinking
• multi-tasking
• in touch and expressive with emotions
• memory of names, faces, events, and objects

Women's corpus collosum is thicker than men's, providing better and faster connections between the two hemispheres

LOGIC INTUITION

In a position of leadership, to what extent do you

think what you feel should override what you think?

occur

when we

give our

brains

space to work